Oldman River, SW Alberta, 16 Dec 07

Hay it was great, Golden Eagles and Bald Eagles, above us, big hawks on the way home, sun, wind +3C, then a lot more wind so we called it a day.

I had one of my favorite "sports" with me, my son Trevor.

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There is a Golden Eagle up there
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Some Ice on the Banks
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Ice on the river rocks
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River Swallow nests
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Nice water
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Start of a good fight
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Tail Walker
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Nice wild Rainbow, being held by a crazy old man
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Second Bow on the ropes
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Second Rainbow same old man

Ray,
Thanks for the great Report!! I admire you for fishing in those conditions!
You may be old, but your not crazy!!
Doug

NIce pics..... I love that open terain.

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Originally Posted by DShock

Ray,
Thanks for the great Report!! I admire you for fishing in those conditions!
You may be old, but your not crazy!!
Doug

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Ha Ha DShock

I think you have it bass ackward :)

I am Crazy but not old.

But I don't say crazy like it is a bad thing, I left a good career and good Job to fish as much as I can. CRAZY but not in a bad way 8) :lol:

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Originally Posted by fish4trout

NIce pics..... I love that open terain.

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fish4trout
25 minutes from there and you are in the Rocky Mountains, canyons, steep grades etc....

I love it all too,

I that the tailwater? I think its closed above the reservoir after October right?

Mile L

You would be right ! It is the tail water near Cottenwood.

You musta been there a couple days after me, but we were hunting the big bulls. The wind warning was a little under-stated, and we ended up getting blown off the river when it hit 100km/hr (60 mph wind)...hit 2 bulls, didn't land either.

Going to the bow tomorrow..will post a report

Nice!

I was there on the 21st... got skunked, but frozen lines are my excuse...
Do you tie flies or are you interested??
We have a fly-tying night in Lethbridge at one of the pubs, everyone is welcome, even just to stop by. Lots of talk about local water and we've done quite a few trips together.

Cheers

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Originally Posted by pharper

Nice!

I was there on the 21st... got skunked, but frozen lines are my excuse...
Do you tie flies or are you interested??
We have a fly-tying night in Lethbridge at one of the pubs, everyone is welcome, even just to stop by. Lots of talk about local water and we've done quite a few trips together.

Cheers

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I tie flies and am interested in the Flies for Beer, Let me know where and when PM is ok.